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BMD-4larger figure on 0 of 1
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Measured figures
Gun forward
Single sourceHull
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BMD-4 | Namer |
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| Type | Airborne Infantry fighting vehicle[source] | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | Russia[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 2004–present[source] | 2008–present[source] |
| Used by | Russia[source] | Israel Defense Forces[source] |
6.36 m (20 ft 10 in ) (gun forward) 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) (hull)[source]
8.2 מטרים[source]
Maximum; in water
Single sourceMaximum; on paved roads
Single sourceMaximum; on rough terrain
Single source70 km/h (43 mph ) (on paved roads) 45 km/h (28 mph) (on rough terrain) 10 km/h (6.2 mph) (in water)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source85.2 km/h (50 mph)[source]
BMD-4: 2V-06-2 water-cooled diesel engine BMD-4M: UTD-29 multi-fuel diesel engine BMD-4
Single sourceBMD-4M
Single sourceBMD-4: 2V-06-2 water-cooled diesel engine BMD-4M: UTD-29 multi-fuel diesel engine BMD-4: 450 hp (331 kW ) BMD-4M: 500 hp (368 kW)[source]
turbocharged diesel engine
Single source1,200 hp (895 kW) turbocharged diesel engine[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War[source] |
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| Designed | 1990s[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Volgograd tractor factory Kurganmashzavod (since April 2024)[source] | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] |
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| Produced | 2004–present[source] | 2008–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Passengers | — |
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| Armor | Turret: Steel Hull: Aluminum alloy[source] | Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.[source] |
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| Main armament | Bakhcha-U/Sinitsa turret with 100 mm 2A70 cannon 30 mm 2A72 autocannon 9M113 Konkurs ATGM[source] | Samson RCWS equipped with either 12.7 mm (0.50 in) M2 machine gun or Mk 19 grenade launcher[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 5.45 mm RPK-74 machine gun 7.62 mm PKM machine gun[source] | 1 × 7.62 mm (0.300 in) FN MAG MG 1 × 60 mm (2.4 in) external mortar 12 × smoke grenades[source] |
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| Power/weight | BMD-4: 33.1 hp/tonne (24.3 kW/tonne) BMD-4M: 37.0 hp/tonne (27.2 kW/tonne)[source] | 20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)[source] |
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| Suspension | Hydropneumatic suspension[source] | Helical spring[source] |
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| Designer | — | Israel Military Industries[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | $5 million[source] |
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| No. built | — | Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | 9 infantrymen[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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